#6D42DF#6D42DF

#6D42DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.223 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42DF
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(256, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, 55.15, -73.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 91.94, 306.86°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.072 -0.2113)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.223 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5703, 12.4744, 71.0690)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42DF #B4DF42

analogous

#4266DF #6D42DF #BC42DF

triadic

#6D42DF #DF6D42 #42DF6D

tetradic

#6D42DF #DF4266 #B4DF42 #42DFBC

square

#6D42DF #DF4266 #B4DF42 #42DFBC

split-complementary

#6D42DF #DFBC42 #66DF42

monochromatic

#39188E #4D21C3 #6D42DF #9576E8 #BEABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#6D42DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#6D42DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42DF

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42DF	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#436B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.223 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17aea',
    500: '#6d42df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42df;
$custom-light: #a17aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.433,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52394,
    "c": 0.2232,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42DF

secondary

#CDDF9E

accent

#EE3ABD

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42DF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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